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CT-Lessons Review
CRHS: Computer Tech-Lessons Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The tangible, physical equipment that can be seen and touched. | hardware |
| Intangible set of instructions that tells the computer what to do. | software |
| Another word for character | byte |
| Expert computer users who invade someone else's computer. | hackers |
| Largest and fastest computers, capable of storing and processing tremendous volumes of data. | supercomputers |
| It controls the speed of the central processing unit. | system clock |
| Analyzing problems to correct faults in the system. | troubleshooting |
| A computer program that is written to cause corruption of data. | virus |
| Electronic device that receives, processes, and stores data and produces a result. | computer |
| Connects one computer to other computers and peripheral devices. | network |
| A rectangular area used to display a program, message or data. | window |
| Horizontal & verticle bars that allow you to see parts of the display not currently visible. | scroll bars |
| The first screen you see when the computer starts up | desktop |
| Small pictures that represent files, commands, or other functions. | icons |
| An on-screen symbol showing the current postition of the mouse | pointer |
| A mouse or trackball used to select objects such as icons or text | pointing device |
| A pattern or picture that can be used on the desktop | background |
| A program accessed from the Start menu that provides specialized features used to change the way Windows looks and behaves | control panel |
| Enable the computer to put data into the computer. | input devices |
| Enable the computer to give you the results of processed data. | output devices |
| Where instructions and data are stored on a temporary basis. | RAM |
| Permanent storage | ROM |